Dates

Event

Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

Circa 1942

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-34473.

1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43732 as a SNJ-5.

1944

Transferred to NAS Pensacola, FL.

Transferred to NAS Glenview, IL.

Transferred to NAAS Barin Field, Foley, AL.

Converted to a SNJ-5B.
Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing.

5 December 1952

Damaged.
Substantially damaged when the French student pilot lost control at Whiting Field.

Circa 1958

To unknown owner.
First civilian owner was a Cuban National that flew this SNJ to Cuba and based it at Havana International. As Castro came to power, the SNJ was quickly flown out of Cuba to Miami to escape seizure. The owner went back to Havana to retrieve his remaining possessions, but was never heard from again. The Miami Airport Authority eventually seized the plane and auctioned it.

By November 1960

To unknown owner with c/r N8214E.
Based at Tamiami Airport.

8 November 1960

Certificate of airworthiness for N8214E (SNJ-5B, 43732) issued.

1963

To Frank A. Froehling, Coral Gables, FL keeping c/r N8214E.

1967

Photographer: http://warbirds-eaa.net/vic-krause-snj-5b-texan/#Restoration - Website of Vic Kr
Notes: At Tamiami Airport, Florida in 1967

1976

To John Stamer, Louisville, KY keeping c/r N8214E.
Based at Myrtle Beach, SC.

July 1978

To Phyllis Stamer, Louisville. KY/Morristown, TN with new c/r N214MB.
Aircraft was based at Myrtle Beach, SC.The airport authority there issued an odd regulation requiring any ex-military aircraft based there to amend their registration tail number to include an MB suffix for Myrtle Beach.

9 September 1978

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: shot this in GBG.

Circa 1986

To unknown owner with c/r N214MB.

Aircraft was dismantled for an intended restoration but ended up abandoned and languishing in thousands of unmarked pieces on a local hangar floor.

7 November 1987

To Victor A. Krause, Saint Charles, IL keeping c/r N214MB.
Bought the restoration project.

From November 1987 to By July 1988

Restored.

27 July 1988

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

27 July 1988

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

20 April 2001

To Krause Aviation Llc, Saint Charles, IL keeping c/r N214MB.

1 January 2008

Certificate of airworthiness for N214MB (SNJ-5B, 43732) issued.

29 July 2011

Photographer: Todd Royer

23 November 2016

To Krause Aviation Llc, Geneva, IL keeping c/r N214MB.

21 January 2023

To Lee Clarence, Colleyville, TX keeping c/r N214MB.